Interest and Riba
4,478 questions
Is a person sinful for keeping lawful money that has been mixed with usurious gains from his father, knowing that he cannot dispose of it until after his father's death, and he does not intend to use it before getting rid of the usurious gains?
Is a card whose balance is paid monthly, and which has no interest, considered a form of usury (riba)?
Is money earned from affiliate marketing for a website that allows payment in installments with interest permissible or impermissible, knowing that the marketer does not know the buyer's payment method, and should one stop this work?
Is it permissible for a woman to seek divorce due to her intense jealousy of her polygamous husband, and the resulting nervous problems, and the husband's reprimand, cursing, and verbal abuse?
Has dealing with the company become unlawful after its system changed to 3% of the value of purchases instead of a fixed annual issuance fee?
What is the ruling on giving a sum in dollars to a merchant so that his agent may transfer it in dollars to another agent in another country, given that the transfer is not immediate and the merchant's fee is a percentage of the amount?
Is it permissible to purchase a computer in installments without interest through the bank, given that there is a penalty clause imposing a 2% late payment interest if installments are delayed for more than 55 days, knowing that there is no intention to delay and payments are deducted directly from the salary?
Is it permissible for an unemployed father, a resident who possesses a sum of money, to deposit it in a bank and use its interest to provide for his children, given that he is unemployed, has a physical disability that prevents him from working, and has no one trustworthy to invest his money for him? And does this fall under the Almighty's saying: "But whoever is compelled – neither intending wrongdoing nor transgressing – there is no sin upon him"?
What are the rights of society over the individual, and do they take precedence over the individual's interest, and is a Muslim obligated to avert harm from others even if they are exposed to harm as a result?
Is it permissible for a father to prevent his son from committing reprehensible acts, such as Qaza' (shaving parts of the head and leaving others) or wearing shorts that reveal the knee, and are these reprehensible acts considered forbidden?
Is the additional amount taken when transferring money from one network to another considered "Riba"?
Is it permissible to purchase a phone in installments from a person who buys the item based on the buyer's request, then sells it to him for an increased, fixed price that does not change with delay or early payment, knowing that this person did not own the item before it was requested?
What is the stance on the interest you received from the aforementioned banks, and must it be disbursed all at once, or can it be disbursed gradually, especially since it was received in installments over many long years?
Is it permissible to keep money in the bank for transactions while refusing to take interest, knowing that the bank will benefit from that interest for itself?
Is it permissible to take a loan from a cooperative with a lower interest rate in order to pay off an interest-bearing bank loan and other debts, so as to avoid reaching a stage of being unable to pay rent?
Is it permissible to seek consultation from a Riba-based bank regarding investment in Islamic Sukuk, in exchange for fees, knowing that the bank itself will not issue the Sukuk?
Is it permissible to deal with banks for taking and investing money, while paying installments, and depositing a portion of the money with them to cover calculated interest, then transferring the money out of the banks after settling all dues? And how is Zakat calculated on these unstable balances, both credit and debit, with the bank, in addition to income and salary?
What is the ruling on using a bank card through which one withdraws from an available balance, with a fixed annual fee deducted for using the card?
Is it permissible to take out a loan from a bank to buy an apartment for housing due to not owning a home and the high cost of rent, and is this considered one of the necessities that permit prohibited acts?
What is the ruling on using credit cards to purchase goods in installments online without interest on the installments, but with interest if payment is delayed, knowing that the cards are linked to the salary and do not allow for delay?
Is it permissible to transfer ownership of an apartment provided by the state, for which installments have been paid to the bank, to another person in exchange for a sum of money equal to or exceeding what has been paid, knowing that the apartment is subject to a late fee which the questioner considers usury, and that the transferee will acquire it under the same conditions?
What is the ruling on money spent from usurious funds on expenses whose benefit has ceased, and what is the ruling on things purchased with these funds whose benefit is still ongoing, and what is the ruling on suggesting to a brother to obtain usurious interest, and what should one do who is unable to work or study due to illness while continuing to receive treatment, and what must he do to repent from purchasing non-essential items with usurious money in the past?
What is the ruling on working as a data analyst for a company that analyzes users' monthly expenses, deposits the saved amount into their personal accounts, and grants them a fixed monthly profit, knowing that the company's source of profit is investing the saved funds, and that the company does not deal with loans or benefit from usury?
Are workers' rights, which are not explicitly stated in Sharia but are found in man-made labor laws, considered among the al-masalih al-mursalah (unspecified public interests) that employers are religiously obligated to observe, by analogy with other laws regulating general public interests?